GeoHab Ron McDowell Student Support – 2014

 

Each year, four to six students are supported by GeoHab to attend the GeoHab Conference. This support is in the form of a small stipend to cover the costs of travel and living expenses while attending the conference. Each recipient of the stipend is expected to present an oral paper at the conference and participate in the business meeting and conference dinner. Conference registration fee and the cost of the conference dinner are included as part of the support.

 

As in the past, priority will be given to students who are attending universities or colleges in the region of the previous conference. GeoHab 2013 was held in Rome, Italy. Other students studying elsewhere are also encouraged to apply with the knowledge that their selection may be secondary to those applying from the region of last year's conference.

 

The objective of GeoHab's student support is to expose students interested in marine benthic geological and biological mapping and marine benthic habitat characterization to the community of seafloor mappers and other scientists actively investigating seafloor morphology and substrate associated with ecosystems. Those applying for this support are encouraged to become an active member of GeoHab and to support the organization in the future.

 

To apply a student should be actively enrolled as an upper division B undergraduate majoring in marine science or a graduate student studying for a Masters or PhD degree in the marine sciences or associated field. An abstract of the talk to be presented at the conference needs to be included in the application as well as a short CV (max 2 pages) and a short description of why you want to attend the conference and what you would expect to obtain from your attendance. Instructions to applicants can be found at the offical GeoHab site http://geohab.org/students/. Please indicate the school you are attending and your major. In addition to your 3 page application, a letter of recommendation from your advisor is desirable, but not necessary.

 

You will need to include a cost for your airfare (as determined by the availability of low-cost economy fares for travel to Lorne, Victoria, in early May 2014) and other expenses you expect to accrue. Your living expenses including lodging in Lorne will be determined by the availability of student housing near the conference venue and you will be informed of this cost upon notification of acceptance.

 

Please submit your application to Dr Andrea Fiorentino of the Geological Survey of Italy/Land Protection and Georesources Department, ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy, via e-mail (andrea.fiorentino@isprambiente.it) by January 7th, 2014.

 

Your application will be reviewed by the GeoHab Student Committee and evaluated on the quality of your abstract, your statement of interest and the cost of the airfare. Notification will be given by February 15th, 2014.

 

Student ranking committee:
Andrea Fiorentino (Geological Survey of Italy-ISPRA, Italy- Commitee Chair)
Daniel Ierodiaconou (Deakin University, Australia- Geohab Chair 2014)
Alex Bastos (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil- Geohab Chair 2015)
Gary Greene (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, USA)
Vaughn Barrie (Geological Survey of Canada, Canada)
Peter Harris (Geoscience Australia, Australia)
Alan Stevenson (British Geological Survey, UK)
Terje Thorsnes (Geological Survey of Norway, Norway)
Aarno Kotilainen (Geological Survey of Finland, Finland)

Brian Todd (Geological Survey of Canada, Canada)